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Elaine Marie Ahu

Case from Hilo, HI dated Feb 13, 2013

Victim Details

Elaine Marie Ahu

Female

Hawaiian Native

Hilo

HI

2013-02-13

74

Elaine

Marie Ahu

Yes

06/30/2026

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Elaine Marie Ahu, a 74-year-old Native Hawaiian woman from Hilo, was one of two women killed in a late-night shooting at the family's Leilani Street home in February 2013. Police were called after reports of gunfire and found Ahu and her daughter, Rhonda Lynn Alohalani Ahu, both suffering fatal wounds; both were taken to Hilo Medical Center, where they were pronounced dead. Published obituaries and death notices place Elaine in Hilo all her life and describe her as a Waiakea High School janitor, ...
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  • Big Island Video News: Charges filed in Hilo double murder
  • Elaine Marie Ahu, age 74 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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